Yep I hear ya. I thought explaining the Sex in the City movie to a child as a latenight talkshow when it surprisingly showed up in the main menu one day was tough as well. Kid thought he had caught a porno on my DVR and was laughing..how embarrassing that day was. Luckily.. I only have kids over when guests visit, and those guests no longer bring their kid.. I made it a point to avoid the menus when I have friends over now.

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I once hit, Find more about.. and got a black screen for 45 minutes.. was I supposed to read a book about it during that time? Is that how that works?

I concur -- Tivo has crossed the line with pause adds. Tivo should keep the ads on the main page under Showcases not in the Now Plaing list and definitely not during the actual show. Most people buy Tivo for timeshifting AND for ad-skipping. I was OK with ads restricted to the main page and even tolerated thumbs up Tivomatic ads, but this new practice has ruined the once elegant and streamlined Tivo interface. The old addage is true: Give 'em an inch, and they take a mile. Also a slighter newer addage also applies: "Stupid is as Stupid does".....Tivo, What are you doing ???

Well, time for you to move on then. I'm nearing that point myself, but continuing to whine about it in every post you have made will not solve the problem. If you have an alternative like Verizon, use it.

Am I the only one who pauses the tv when i cant look at it? If you really can't not look at a paused tv press pause and then press the tv power button.

No kidding. If you are pausing to look at something, just hit down and the ad goes away. That happened to me when I was watching a sporting event and wanted to point out someone in the crowd. It was pretty easy to do.

A lot easier than getting on my computer, opening up a browser, going to a website, logging into the website, typing up a post, and then hitting the submit button.

If we let TiVo know about what works and what doesn't, then it will maybe, just maybe solve the problem. They do listen to their customers sometimes.

Considering that every single one of your posts has to do with the subject of ads on TiVo and yet you felt you had to start yet another thread on the subject.

Don't let the door hit ya....

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The TOS for the Internet clearly notes there will be people who display their ignorance without giving any warning and indeed are likely unaware they are displaying their ignorance for all to see.

No kidding. If you are pausing to look at something, just hit down and the ad goes away. That happened to me when I was watching a sporting event and wanted to point out someone in the crowd. It was pretty easy to do.

A lot easier than getting on my computer, opening up a browser, going to a website, logging into the website, typing up a post, and then hitting the submit button.

You are correct. Basically this is a pop up ad. Something that is in the way of what i'm trying to look at. Something I have to close. The absolute worst kind of ad ever invented.

I don't want popup ads on my menu. So it is worth the time to post and complain.

Well, they keep on coming up with new ways to put ads on my menu. So I have to keep posting about it.

Unlike you, I don't want customers to leave TiVo. So I help by complaining so that they make things better.

You don't look at the ads, so don't look at my posts.

Do you really think your complaining helps?

If you let them know, constructively, through proper channels that you have issues, it does more then anything you do here, moreso if it's the only thing you do hear. After awhile you're little more then whitenoise.

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The TOS for the Internet clearly notes there will be people who display their ignorance without giving any warning and indeed are likely unaware they are displaying their ignorance for all to see.

Sure - post on the tivo website but continue to post here too. This site may not be part of TiVo, Inc. but their people do lurk here. So do prospective customers -- I know this was one of the first places I found when I googled TiVo before I bought mine 4 years ago -- who have come here to learn more about the product before purchasing it. They deserve to know before shelling out their cash and signing up for a year or more of service that the TiVo UI is riddled with advertisements and it's getting worse.

If they decide to buy despite that at least they know what they're in for.

Sure - post on the tivo website but continue to post here too. This site may not be part of TiVo, Inc. but their people do lurk here. So do prospective customers -- I know this was one of the first places I found when I googled TiVo before I bought mine 4 years ago -- who have come here to learn more about the product before purchasing it. They deserve to know before shelling out their cash and signing up for a year or more of service that the TiVo UI is riddled with advertisements and it's getting worse.

I feel your pain, but the reduced following is what forces TIVO to find other revenue streams. The more you chase people away, the worse it will get until TIVO can't survive anymore. Chasing folks away from TIVO is not in the interests of anyone still using the product, whether it makes you feel better or not.

And now you are trying to get more money from me? By selling my menu to advertisers?

My kids are wondering what the products are. Iíve taught them to skip commercials, but now they have to be attacked by ads in the menu? I canít even have them use the TiVo now.

Thanks for selling my kids to advertisters.

I hate TiVo.

TiVo is in the bissness to make money. If they are not making any money now they have to do some thing. They can do ether one of two things sell ads or raise the subscription price. If they can not do ether then they will send out notice's that after this Date {enter date} TiVo will not be in bissness and TiVo will shut down. My self I take the ads instead of higher sub prices. I don't set there 6 hrs a day watching the ads or on pause . I'm not that damn lazy to press the down button. I watch what I recorded.

They deserve to know before shelling out their cash and signing up for a year or more of service that the TiVo UI is riddled with advertisements and it's getting worse.

Riddled with advertisements, what? I don't think I've ever seen more than one at a time, which is certainly less than what you get on the local cable (wannabe) dvr UI. I certainly see the point about paying a sub and getting advertising, how much would the sub be without the ads? Or even better (though it seems that many of you would disagree), could I get my TiVo service free with ads?

And I might as well confess - I have clicked on some of the ads. Two ads for different movies, one for an upcoming new show, and one for the BMW. There have been at least a couple more...

I am not ashamed to admit it and I should also confess - seeing ads for new and upcoming shows is rather helpful to me, since I click through so many ads when I am watching a program. How else would I know there is a new show on Fox I might want to record? Or a new movie? The banner or pop up ad is much less intrusive (and I can choose to click for more info) than the commercials I routinely skip.

Now about those ads the writers and producers are actually building and writing directly into my favorite shows...

I feel your pain, but the reduced following is what forces TIVO to find other revenue streams. The more you chase people away, the worse it will get until TIVO can't survive anymore. Chasing folks away from TIVO is not in the interests of anyone still using the product, whether it makes you feel better or not.

I'm not chasing anyone away. I'm merely pointing out that the number of ads on the TiVo UI is large now and grows larger and larger. That is a fact. If prospective users find that not to their liking then it is what TIVO is doing that is chasing them away -- not me.

I think because it sets a new precedent. Tivo is now displaying ads while we're watching a show (please let's not get into a debate as to whether pause is considered part of watching a show - the show is on screen, and so is the ad).

If everyone is ok with this, fine. Some are; some are not. For the folks that aren't ok with it I think it is important to let TiVo know. If you see this as bitching, and are tired of it, don't read the posts (let alone post yourself and continue the discussion).

I can't help wonder what will be next from TiVo if everyone is on board with this little addition... and I am not because of that. Due to the TiVo low rez interface on hi-def sets, the popup is huge; and way over the top AFAIAC.

Is it enough for me to send my TiVos back. No... not now. But...

1.) If some other DVR comes along to support MRV (not far off), and

2.) We see better software (not hard to do IMHO), and better direct support for the Macintosh, and

3.) TiVo adds more ads to the interface

I will be gone in a heartbeat. This is why I have yet to purchase lifetime service for my new Tivo HDs. I figure this will all pretty much be sorted out within the next year or so.

Let's see... The topic of this thread is "Hate the pause ads." which is a pretty clear indication that it contains comments bitching about Tivo's ads. Yet here you are posting in the thread which obviously means you clicked on it to read posts about........
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